Peer Support Intern - Achievement Center At — Escondido Education COMPACT
Supports youth development by assisting with tutoring, recreational activities, and work-readiness skills. Serves as a positive role model by providing consistent supervision, guidance, and redirection. Helps create a safe, structured, and encouraging environment that promotes academic success, social growth, and responsible decision-making.
Student interns will develop foundational skills in youth mentorship and academic support by assisting students in meeting their academic goals. Interns will learn to adapt instructional approaches to a variety of learning styles and individual needs. Through hands-on experience, students will gain practical knowledge working with an at-risk youth population, providing consistent guidance, supervision, and positive redirection. Interns will strengthen communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills while supporting recreational activities and work-readiness development. Additionally, students will learn to work collaboratively with program staff to effectively engage youth in the learning process and promote social, academic, and personal growth.
Student intern will receive the following trainings: Mandated Reporting, Trauma Informed Care, Implicit Bias, Restorative Practices, Positive Youth Development, Cultural Training: Gangs, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Food Handler’s Certification (if assisting in cooking activities) Students will shadow staff during the initial portion of the training
While student interns will be supervised 100% of the time, they are with youth, it should be noted that some of the youth in the program are justice-involved with noted behavioral issues – student interns will never be asked to handle student discipline and should defer to the Program Manager for any issues.
Students will be asked to complete COMPACT's volunteer application, which can be found on our site: https://www.educationcompact.org/volunteer-form-adults -- Upon screening of application, students selected to move forward in the application process will undergo an initial interview with the volunteer coordinator. If selected to move on, they will be contacted by the Achievement Center Program Manager for a secondary interview to assess program fit and availability; if selected for placement they will then need to complete a background check (covered by our agency).
| Hours | Duration |
|---|---|
| 90 | hours per academic term |